Jolyon

Jolyon \j(o)-lyon, jol-yon\ is a male given name, a Medieval spelling variant of Julian, originating in England.^[1] Its meaning is often taken to be "youthful" or "soft haired".^[2]

People

Notable people named Jolyon include:

• Jolyon Brettingham Smith, (9 September 1949 - 17 May 2008), a British composer, conductor, performer, author, radio presenter, and university lecturer.
• Jolyon Connell, a former Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times journalist, founder of The Week.
• Jolyon 'Jol' Danzig, one of the founders of Hamer Guitars.
• Jolyon Dixon, (born 6 December 1973), an English guitarist.
• Jolyon Howorth, (born 4 May 1945), a British scholar of European politics and military policy.
• Jolyon Jackson, (3 September 1948 – 18 December 1985), an Irish musician and composer.
• Jolyon James, an Australian-born actor.
• Jolyon Palmer, (born 20 January 1991), a British professional racing driver.
• Jolyon Rubinstein, a British actor, writer, producer and director.
• Jolyon Stern, (born December 25, 1939), President of the DeWitt Stern Group.
• Jolyon Temple, children's author.

Fictional characters

• Jolyon Wagg, a character from the The Adventures of Tintin comics by Hergé.
• Jolyon is the name of several characters in The Forsyte Saga.^[3]

Jolyon as a middle name

• Timothy Jolyon Carter, a former English cricketer.
• Louis Jolyon West, an American psychiatrist and human rights activist.

Alternate spellings

• Joleon Lescott, an English football player

References